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Save the date, save the world

Savvy couples are realizing — in increasing numbers — that when they send out invites, they are also sending out a message about their own sustainability practices. Some are turning away from paper and ink altogether and looking to cyberspace for their wedding communication needs, from the invites to thank-you notes, as well as albums and scrapbooks.

Is the Dead Sea dying?

It sits at the lowest spot on earth, is fed by one of the world\’s most significant waterways, and served witness to humanity\’s passage out of Africa. And it\’s dying. The Dead Sea, among the most remarkable natural phenomena on the earth\’s face, has lost a third of its surface area over 50 years, and continues to shrink three or more feet annually — entirely because of human behavior.

The Skirball’s new Noah’s Ark exhibit encourages kids to explore universal values through the timele

To 8-year-old Ezra, the pre-opening event at the new Noah\’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center is a novel and memorable play experience, with all the sorts of things kids love — noisy cranks and pulleys to operate, to play with and to discover. While fun is high on the list of goals for the fanciful and compelling world of Noah\’s Ark, opening to the public on June 26, curators believe a couple hours aboard the ark can also help kids and the grownups they bring learn about the importance of collaboration and the effect your actions can have on your world — all with the underlying epic theme of how to weather a storm and find safe harbor.

Exhibition offers visions of future intelligent homes

For those who love the experience of shopping for real estate, \”Open House: Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living,\” on display in Pasadena at Art Center College of Design\’s south campus, is not the usual collection of modish conceits by residential architects.

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